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An artist’s illustration of an asteroid breaking apart in space. Credit: JPL-Caltech |
(Editor's Note: Due to the government shutdown, NASA has cancelled the public workshop today (Oct. 1). NASA (@NASA) officials wrote on Twitter: "Due to the gov't shutdown, all public NASA activities/events are cancelled or postponed until further notice. Sorry for the inconvenience." Read more about the effects of the shutdown on NASA here: Government Shutdown In Space: NASA Astronauts Safe on Space Station )
NASA is holding a public workshop today through Wednesday (Sept. 29 to Oct. 2) to discuss ideas for its ambitious plan to capture an asteroid and bring it into orbit around the moon. The workshop, which takes place at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, will discuss the top 96 proposals the space agency received in response to a June request for ideas about how to carry out the mission. You can watch the workshop in the window below beginning at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT):
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Here is the agenda for today's discussions:
Related Links:
- NASA Asteroid-Capture Mission Workshop Today: How to Watch Live
- How It Works: NASA Asteroid-Capture Mission in Pictures
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